Julian Sayin, 2026
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Quarterback, Ohio State, 2024–⁠26

Julian Sayin

Number
No. 10
Height
6′1″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Carlsbad, CA

Julian Sayin plays quarterback for Ohio State. Sayin is No. 3 in FBS in passing touchdowns this season. Last time out, at Indiana: 15 of 29, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 5 carries, −26 yards. He finished fourth in the 2025 Heisman vote.

2026 so far

2,007 passing yards, 19 TD

No. 3 in FBS in passing touchdownsNo. 3 in FBS in passing yards

Cooper’s take: Julian Sayin goes down and Indiana loses 22 game winning streak!

Last game: 15 of 29, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT; 5 carries, −26 yards at Indiana, W 19–⁠15

Next game: at USC, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 320BALL
  2. 278@TEX
  3. 241KENT
  4. 367ILL
  5. 324@IOWA
  6. 242MD
  7. 235@IU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
3,610
Passing yards, 2025 (Ohio State, 12–⁠2)
Best game
393 yards
At Wisconsin, week 8, 2025: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2026

Career highs

393passing yards, career highat Wisconsin, 20254touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. Maryland, 2026

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2024

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Ohio State51241.7847.010
2025Ohio State30139177.03,6109.2328
2026Ohio State13119268.22,00710.5194
Career43759573.45,7019.65212

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Ohio State22412.0019
2025Ohio State42−44−1.0012
2026Ohio State37−9−0.229
Career81−29−0.4219

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Ohio State10QBFr.
2025Ohio State10QBSo.
2026Ohio State10QBJr.6′1″214

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2024Ohio State120.16––1.9––
2025Ohio State4300.5598th (n=314)0.24234.349%0.60
2026Ohio State2270.5097th (n=273)0.21114.047%0.37

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Ohio State61%8.8 yds4.9 yds28 of 18557%
2026Ohio State59%10.9 yds5.1 yds29 of 17848%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Ohio State42%2.300.800.1029%
2026Ohio State56%3.600.600.000%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Ohio State 7 games, 2,007 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠3212532030−9
Sep 12atTexasL 23–⁠24173227811−7
Sep 19vs.Kent StateW 59–⁠3182224120−6
Sep 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠1927363674029
Oct 3atIowaW 31–⁠14202732430−1
Oct 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠1613212424111
Oct 17atIndianaW 19–⁠15152923522−26
2025 Ohio State 14 games, 3,610 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.TexasW 14–⁠71320126102
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 70–⁠0181930641−7
Sep 13vs.OhioW 37–⁠9253234732−2
Sep 27atWashingtonW 24–⁠622282082012
Oct 4vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠32327326302
Oct 11atIllinoisW 34–⁠161927166203
Oct 18atWisconsinW 34–⁠03642393407
Nov 1vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠1420233164013
Nov 8atPurdueW 34–⁠10273330311−9
Nov 15vs.UCLAW 48–⁠10233118410−1
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 42–⁠9131915720–
Nov 29atMichiganW 27–⁠91926233317
Dec 6vs.IndianaL 10–⁠13212925811−29
Dec 31 ✦vs.MiamiL 14–⁠24223528712−42
2024 Ohio State 4 games, 84 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Western MichiganW 56–⁠02261105
Sep 28atMichigan StateW 38–⁠7352300–
Nov 9vs.PurdueW 45–⁠00400019
Dec 21 ✦vs.TennesseeW 42–⁠1701000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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